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Brian Silva Speaks Regarding Historic Marriage Equality Vote in Ireland<p><iframe class="embedly-embed" src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2Fhtii6RsuEhk%3Fwmode%3Dtransparent%26feature%3Doembed&amp;wmode=transparent&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dhtii6RsuEhk&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fhtii6RsuEhk%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=e1208cbfb854483e8443b1ed081912ee&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="600" height="450" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>23 June 2015, Marriage Equality USA Executive Director Brian Silva speaks with AlJazeera regarding the history-making marriage equality vote in Ireland!</p>
<p>When asked if the vote in Ireland might have any effect on the outcome at SCOTUS here in the U.S., Silva responded, "Every win helps to build a stronger case for states here; for other countries in the world."</p>
<p>Talking about Ireland's history and tradition of Catholicism, Silva noted, "What we're showing is that people can still have their faith and be strong in it, but you can also have a country that treats people equally. Those two things are not mutually exclusive, they don't have to be in opposition."</p>
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<p>Video courtesy of AlJazeera on MEUSA's YouTube Channel.</p>
<p> </p>Mon, 25 May 2015 21:12:00 -0400Zac Mayburyhttp://www.marriageequality.org/brian_silva_vote_in_ireland
MEUSA's Brian Silva Contributes to Story on Hilary Clinton's 2016 Presidential Campaign<p style="text-align: left;"><img style="float: left; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" src="https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/meusa/pages/4339/attachments/original/1428976447/2011-12-06_Hilary_Clinton_Free_and_Equal_in_Dignity_and_Rights_UN_speech_pic_by_Reuters.jpg?1428976447" alt="2011-12-06_Hilary_Clinton_Free_and_Equal_in_Dignity_and_Rights_UN_speech_pic_by_Reuters.jpg" width="337" height="205" />On 13 April 2015, Brian Silva, Executive Director of Marriage Equality USA, contributed to this story: <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/hillary-clinton-gay-vote-lgbt-activists-embrace-historic-2016-presidential-campaign-1879647" target="_blank"><em>Indiana Hires PR Firm To Rebuild Image After 'Religious Freedom' Fiasco</em></a> - By Cristina Silva, International Business Times.</p>
<p>"Brian Silva, executive director of Marriage Equality USA, said Clinton was part of a growing movement of politicians on both sides of the political aisle who have come out for gay rights in recent years as more Americans demand marriage equality. He said the symbolism of Clinton's campaign message was significant.</p>
<p>"'Whenever we see our faces, our lives and our families reflected in political positions and businesses and in any kind of institution like that, it reflects where we’ve come, it reminds us that we still have a ways to go and it also inspires a new generation of young people that are questioning or struggling with coming out that they have places to go, that there is a future for them, that they can have whatever job they want and be the person they want to be,' he said."</p>
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<p>PHOTO CAPTION &amp; CREDIT: As secretary of state, Hillary Clinton addressed the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people from around the world in her "Free and Equal in Dignity and Rights" speech on International Human Rights Day at U.N. premises in Geneva Dec. 6, 2011. She is now running for president as a pro-LGBT rights candidate. Photo by Reuters via International Business Times.</p>Mon, 13 Apr 2015 21:56:00 -0400Zac Mayburyhttp://www.marriageequality.org/clinton_2016_presidential_campaign
Executive Director Brian Silva Discusses Marriage in Alabama<p><img style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 10px auto; display: block;" src="https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/meusa/pages/3486/attachments/original/1426793447/Silva_on_Fusion.jpg?1426793447" alt="Silva_on_Fusion.jpg" /></p>
<p>On 17 March 2015, MEUSA Executive Director Brian Silva and Liberty Counsel's Roger Gannam were featured on Jorge Ramos' show AMERICA on Fusion. Watch the video and read the article: <a href="http://fusion.net/video/105543/whats-going-on-with-gay-marriage-in-alabama/?utm_campaign=awjr_gay_marriage_al_panel&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter" target="_blank">What’s going on with marriage in Alabama? MEUSA Director Brian Silva &amp; Liberty Counsel's Roger Gannam discuss</a> - By AMERICA With Jorge Ramos, Fusion</p>
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<p>Fusion is a multi-platform media company that serves ​​​a​ young, diverse, and inclusive ​​millennial generation across its television and digital platforms​ (fusion.net). </p>
<p> </p>Tue, 17 Mar 2015 15:35:00 -0400Zac Mayburyhttp://www.marriageequality.org/brian_silva_marriage_in_alabama
U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision To Step Back Into Marriage Debate Stirs Both Sides<p><img style="float: left; margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" src="https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/meusa/pages/4342/attachments/original/1421637578/Ellen_and_Shelly_SCOTUS_grants_cert_CBS_Channel_13_2015-01-16.png?1421637578" alt="Ellen_and_Shelly_SCOTUS_grants_cert_CBS_Channel_13_2015-01-16.png" />Ellen Pontac and Shelly Bailes are featured in <a href="http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2015/01/16/u-s-supreme-courts-decision-to-step-back-into-gay-marriage-debate-stirs-both-sides/#.VLquoq4VKas.facebook%20" target="_blank">this article and video clip by CBS Sacramento Channel 13</a>. The women are long-time marriage equality activists and MEUSA local organizers.</p>
<p>Ellen Pontac and her partner, Shelly Bailes, have been legally married in California for six years, and together for 41. They’ve worked on the marriage equality movement for 15 years and have seen change. Pontac immediately started decorating her lawn after hearing the U.S. Supreme Court will take up the issue of gay marriage. “I thought I’d never have that much use for these signs again but they’re staying up now,” she said.</p>
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<p> </p>Fri, 16 Jan 2015 22:21:00 -0500Zac Mayburyhttp://www.marriageequality.org/scotus_decision_to_step_back_into_marriage_debate
Supreme Court Agrees to Rule on Marriage<p>"Setting the stage for a potentially historic ruling, the Supreme Court says it will decide whether same-sex couples nationwide have a right to marry under the Constitution."</p>
<p>Marriage Equality USA national leaders, Director of Legal &amp; Policy John Lewis and his husband Communications Director Stuart Gaffney, are featured in this video news story reported by Jodi Hernandez 16 January 2015 on NBC Bay Area News.</p>
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<p> </p>Fri, 16 Jan 2015 21:39:00 -0500Zac Mayburyhttp://www.marriageequality.org/supreme_court_agrees_to_rule_on_gay_marriage
Couple: End of a lifetime of waiting - SCOTUS about to decide on same-sex marriage<p><img style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 6px; float: left;" src="https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/meusa/pages/4341/attachments/original/1421627900/2015-01-16_Shelly_and_Ellen_marriage_to_SCOTUS_News10.png?1421627900" alt="2015-01-16_Shelly_and_Ellen_marriage_to_SCOTUS_News10.png" width="370" height="207" />For Shelly Bailes and Ellen Pontac, the issue before the nation's highest court is straightforward.</p>
<p>Long-time marriage equality activists, and local MEUSA organizers, <a href="http://www.news10.net/story/news/local/davis/2015/01/17/gay-marriage-supreme-court-equality-vote/21910311/" target="_blank">Pontac and Bailes are featured in this article and video clip</a> by reporter Dave Marquis, of KXTV News10 ABC TV on the day SCOTUS granted cert to all four 6th Circuit marriage cases, 16 January 2015.</p>
<p>"There are 36 states that have marriage equality. There's only 14 left and 59 percent of the people of the United States believe in marriage equality," Bailes said. "There's really no reason to vote against it."</p>
<p>"It's just equality," Pontac said. "I mean, it's very simple."</p>Fri, 16 Jan 2015 19:32:00 -0500Zac Mayburyhttp://www.marriageequality.org/couple_end_of_a_lifetime_of_waiting
Supreme Court to Decide if LGBT People Have Constitutional Right to Marry<p><img style="float: left; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" src="https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/meusa/pages/4346/attachments/original/1421873986/2015-01-16_John_and_Stuart_SCOTUS_grant_cert_KRON_Channel4.png?1421873986" alt="2015-01-16_John_and_Stuart_SCOTUS_grant_cert_KRON_Channel4.png" width="414" height="231" />The Supreme Court says it will decide whether same-sex couples nationwide have a right to marry under the Constitution. Marriage Equality USA Communications Director Stuart Gaffney and his husband MEUSA Director of Legal &amp; Policy John Lewis <a href="http://kron4.com/2015/01/16/supreme-court-to-decide-if-lgbt-people-have-constitutional-right-to-marry/" target="_blank">are interviewed in this video news story by Brian Shields from KRON Channel 4 in the San Francisco Bay Area, on 16 January 2015</a>.</p>
<p>The justices said Friday they will review an appellate ruling that upheld bans on same-sex unions in four states. The case will be argued in April and a decision is expected by late June. Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee are among the 14 states where gay and lesbian couples are not allowed to marry. The number of states that permit same-sex marriage has nearly doubled in three months as a result of federal and state court rulings. The justices’ decision to turn away same-sex marriage appeals in October allowed some of those rulings to take effect. Florida last week became the 36th state to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.</p>
<p> </p>Fri, 16 Jan 2015 15:41:00 -0500Zac Mayburyhttp://www.marriageequality.org/scotus_to_decide_if_lgbt_people_have_constitutional_right_to_marry
Marriage Advocates Optimistic That Supreme Court Will Give Same-Sex Couples Right to Marry<p><img style="float: left; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" src="https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/meusa/pages/4344/attachments/original/1421825251/2015-01-16_Brian_re_SCOTUS_on_NY1.jpg?1421825251" alt="2015-01-16_Brian_re_SCOTUS_on_NY1.jpg" />"We're really confident since court after court in states across the nation, north, south, east, west, have ruled in favor of the right for same-sex couples to get married, that the Supreme Court's going to look at this and continue that trend," Silva said.</p>
<p>Marriage Equality USA Executive Director Brian Silva is featured <a href="http://origin.ny1.com/content/news/222070/gay-marriage-advocates-optimistic-that-supreme-court-will-give-same-sex-couples-right-to-marry/" target="_blank">in this article and video</a> (at 00:51 and 1:06) on NY1, as reported by Lori Chung on 16 January 2015.</p>
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<p> </p>Fri, 16 Jan 2015 02:30:00 -0500Zac Mayburyhttp://www.marriageequality.org/marriage_advocates_optimistic_scotus_will_give_same_sex_couples_right_to_marry
History in the Making - Screening & Panel (NYC)<p>Check out the <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/marriageequalityusa/sets/72157648947621398/" target="_blank">gallery of photos</a> from our October 2014 screening and panel of <em><strong>History in the Making</strong></em> - featuring Brian Silva, Cathy Marino-Thomas, Christine Quinn, Tom Duane and Fred Anguera - or enjoy them as a slideshow below!</p>
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<p><em>Photos Courtesy of <a href="http://www.donnaaceto.com/" target="_blank">Donna Aceto Photography</a></em></p>
<p>We also invite you to enjoy our November 4th MEUSA News Blog article,<em><a href="/history_in_the_making" target="_self"> History in the Making</a></em>.</p>Fri, 31 Oct 2014 17:02:00 -0400Zac Mayburyhttp://www.marriageequality.org/history_in_the_making_screening_panel_nyc
Edie Windsor (Part 3) - A Love Affair With the Gay Community<p>In the final segment of MEUSA’s interview with Edie Windsor, Edie recalls the real-life consequences of being denied the right to marry and her transition from a community outsider to advocate. From legal obstacles during her 40+ year relationship with Thea Spyer to a whopping tax bill of approximately half a million dollars after Thea’s death to her embrace of “those queens” she saw marching at her first pride parade, Edie’s journey embodies the transformation of gay and lesbian Americans over the last half-century.</p>
<p>Missed the first two? Check out <a href="/edie_windsor_part_1" target="_self">Part 1</a> and <a href="/edie_interview_2" target="_self">Part 2</a>!</p>
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<p><em>Home page slider photo credit - Donna Aceto Event Photography</em></p>Thu, 24 Jul 2014 17:13:00 -0400Zac Mayburyhttp://www.marriageequality.org/edie_windsor_part_3_a_love_affair_with_the_gay_community
Edie Windsor (Part 2): Life and Love Before Stonewall<p>In part two of MEUSA's three-part interview with Edie Windsor, Edie recounts the struggles of gay life before Stonewall and her persistence pursuing her eventual wife, Thea Spyer.</p>
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Edie Windsor (Part 1): Early Advocacy with MEUSA<p><span>One year ago, Windsor v. United States became one of the most important court cases for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community. Since then, every single one of the 13 court cases striking down same-sex marriage bans has used the Windsor decision at the core of their legal decision.</span><br><br><span>All this began when a now famous Marriage Equality New York (now MEUSA) volunteer decided she wouldn't take "no" for an answer. We all owe a huge debt of gratitude to Edie Windsor - and her late wife Thea - for standing up for all of us. In celebration of the one-year anniversary of the Windsor decision and in appreciation for all of your support for Edie, Thea, MENY, MEUSA and the entire marriage equality movement, today we launch our first in a series of intimate MEUSA interviews with Edie.</span></p>
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2014 San Francisco Awards<p>Check out the <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/marriageequalityusa/sets/72157644925423795/" target="_blank">gallery of photos</a> from our 2014 San Francisco Awards Reception - or enjoy them as a slideshow below!</p>
<p><iframe class="embedly-embed" src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fapps%2Fslideshow%2Fshow.swf%3Fv%3D107931&amp;wmode=transparent&amp;fv=v%3D107931%26offsite%3Dtrue%26lang%3Den-us%26page_show_url%3D%252Fphotos%252Fmarriageequalityusa%252Fsets%252F72157644925423795%252Fshow%252F%26page_show_back_url%3D%252Fphotos%252Fmarriageequalityusa%252Fsets%252F72157644925423795%252F%26set_id%3D72157644925423795%26jump_to%3D&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fmarriageequalityusa%2Fsets%2F72157644925423795%2F&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Ffarm4.staticflickr.com%2F3699%2F14118629348_86e1014d7e_z.jpg&amp;key=e1208cbfb854483e8443b1ed081912ee&amp;type=application%2Fx-shockwave-flash&amp;schema=flickr" width="600" height="338" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>Wed, 28 May 2014 19:54:00 -0400Zac Mayburyhttp://www.marriageequality.org/2014_san_francisco_awards
2014 National Gala (NY)<p>Check out the <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/marriageequalityusa/sets/72157644409073020/" target="_blank">gallery of photos</a> from our 2014 National Gala in New York - or enjoy them as a slideshow below!</p>
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She4ME PSA on LogoTV<p>MEUSA is proud to announce our award-winning PSA is being featured on LogoTV! Set to Jen Foster's dance anthem "She," the <a href="http://youtu.be/VtmHOWHq1ZQ" target="_blank">original YouTube video</a> has been viewed almost a half-million times online. Now with the reach of LogoTV, millions more will see the message of universal love and marriage equality!</p>
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MSNBC's Chris Mathews interviews MEUSA ED Brian Silva<p><span>Brian Silva of Marriage Equality USA was on MSNBC's Hardball discussing the growing support for marriage equality and the decision before the Supreme Court as they hear challenges to Prop 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).</span></p>
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